Education
2026 (expected) PhD, Economics, University of Kansas
2023 (en route) MA, Economics, University of Kansas
2021 BA, Economics, Butler University, Summa Cum Laude
Research Interests
Family Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Journal Articles
"Critics' Pick or Social Media Smash: The Effect of Critics' Reviews and Social Media on Broadway" (with Kathy Paulson Gjerde), Applied Economics Letters, 2024
Technical Reports and Policy Briefs
"The Economics of Child Care and Child Care Licensing in Kansas" (with Misty Heggeness and Jennifer Babitzke), United Women's Empowerment, forthcoming
Working Papers
"New Parent Labor Supply in Adaptive Markets" (with Misty Heggeness and Yurong Zhang) - SSRN Working Paper
“Occupational Hazard: An Analysis of Birth Outcomes Among Physician Mothers” (with Anupam B. Jena & David Slusky) - NBER Working Paper
"The Spillover Effects of Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Expansions on Safety Net Program Participation: Evidence from WIC" (with Owen Fleming) - KU Working Paper
Works in Progress
"The Impact of Abortion Bans on Birth Rates and WIC Participation"
"The Effect of Abortion Access on Birth Outcomes and Maternal Health"
Teaching Experience
University of Kansas
Lead Instructor:
ECON 144 Principles of Macroeconomics: Summer 2023
ECON 564 Health Economics: Spring 2024, Spring 2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
ECON 142 Principles of Microeconomics: Fall 2022, Spring 2023
ECON 144 Principles of Macroeconomics: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
Head Graduate Teaching Assistant: Spring 2023
Guest Lecturer:
ECON 641 Labor Economics
Butler University
2019-2021 Economics Tutor
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
2024- KU Institute for Science Policy and Research Fellowship
2021- Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship
2022 R.S. Howey Award (Top performances on microeconomics and macroeconomics qualifying exams)
2021 Highest Distinction in Economics
2020 Charles O. McGaughey Economics Leadership Award
2017 W & J Sellick & Blomberg Business Scholarship
Conference Presentations
2025 Atlanta Workshop on Public Policy and Child Well-being (scheduled), Midwest Economics Association (scheduled)
2024 Population Association of American (PAA), Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), NBER Children Program Meeting, SGF Sorbonne University Research Presentation*, ASHEcon Annual Meeting, NBER Summer Institute - Gender in the Economy, 3rd Annual UNL-KState-KU-Mizzou Microeconomics Research Day, Midwest Health Economics Conference, Missouri Valley Economic Association, Association for Public Policy and Management, Southern Economic Association, SGF Annual Poster Session*
2023 Missouri Valley Economic Association, SGF Annual Poster Session*
*denotes poster presentation
Seminar Presentations
2025 USDA Economic Research Service
2023 University of Kansas, Department of Economics
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association, American Society of Health Economists
Referee Experience
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2)
Other Professional Experience
2024 Economics Graduate Student Representative, Kansas Health Economics Referee Committee, Co-Organizer of 3rd Annual KU-UNL-KState-Mizzou Applied Micro Research Day, Organizer of KU Research Brown Bag Series, KU Taylor Swift Seminar Committee
2023 Economics Graduate School Representative
Professional Development & Trainings
2024 Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics IV; Lean Six Sigma; SGF International Policy Seminar
2023 SGF Government and Science Policy Seminar in Washington DC; Negotiation & Conflict Resolution; Writing for Publics
2022 Numbers to Narratives: Data Storytelling and Visualization Workshop; Project Management Fundamentals; Creating an Effective Research Pitch; Social Media & Communication Networks
2021 Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving & Decision Making
Other Employment
2021- Research Assistant to David Slusky, University of Kansas
Fall 2023,
Summer 2024 Research Assistant to Misty Heggeness, University of Kansas
2020 Research Intern, EMILY’s List, Washington D.C.
2019-2020 Research Assistant to William Rieber, Butler University
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association
American Society of Health Economists
Skills
Programing: LaTex (proficient), STATA (proficient), R (beginner)
Political Research: Public Records Search, State Legislature Database, Advanced Social Media Search